The
rhythmic turn of the spinning wheel, the jingle of harnessed horses,
the ring of the blacksmith's hammer, the scything of summer hay-all
these were once familiar sights and sounds in and around Irish homesteads.
In this book, time stands still as we meet the skilled practitioners
of more than forty traditional Irish crafts, from woodworkers, thatchers,
goldsmiths and potters to glassblowers of the world-famous Waterford
crystal, crios weavers from the Aran Islands, and the makers of items
as varied as harps and quilts, sugan ropes and currachs, dry-stone
walls and Irish lace.
